*Substitute/Temporary* Maintenance

Maintenance; Nenana (AK); On-site; USD 25,446 - 36,242; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Nenana, Alaska is seeking a full-time Substitute/Temporary Maintenance worker. The role involves maintaining facilities and grounds, adhering to safety standards, and operating various equipment. Candidates should have a high school diploma, valid driver's license, and demonstrate strong mechanical abilities. This position demands physical strength and a commitment to maintenance excellence. Pay starts at $22.39 per hour with immediate start required.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift a minimum of 80 pounds and carry more than 100 feet.
• Experience with electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems desirable.
• Valid driver's license with a clean record required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain physical plant, facility grounds, and vehicles in excellent condition.
• Adhere to local and federal safety standards.
• Operate district vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Perform general building maintenance duties.

Skills

Punctuality

Safety precautions

Communication skills

Flexibility

Organizational skills

Ability to follow directions

Emotional judgment

Aptitude for maintenance tasks

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Valid Alaska Driver’s License

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Light motorized equipment

Heavy Equipment (loader, forklift, small tractor)

Job description

Substitute/Temporary Maintenance

Maintenance - Nenana, Alaska (Open in Google Maps)

Job Details

Job ID: 5253976

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Oct 02, 2025 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $22.39 per hour

Job Description

Reports To: Director of Operations

Date of Description: November 14, 2005

Job Classification: Grade J

Skill Classification: Maintenance and Custodial Services

Nature and Scope of Job: To maintain the physical plant, facility grounds and vehicles in a condition of operating excellence to ensure full use and safe operation at all times.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate consistent punctuality and regular attendance, with maintenance of facilities and equipment as the number one priority.
• Demonstrate appropriate safety precautions.
• Adhere to local, state, federal and other regulatory agencies, standards, codes and laws.
• Adhere to established district policies and procedures, including, but not limited to; creating work orders, tracking and inputting work hours and jobs performed in the district maintenance management system.
• Appropriate, professional dress for job duties and performing duties in the presence of children and staff.
• Attend department staff meetings as required.
• Work cooperatively with other district employees, the general public, and students.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; monitor own work to ensure quality.
• Maintain, monitor and repair electrical systems, plumbing, mechanical, boiler and related systems and equipment.
• Operate Nenana City School District vehicles and heavy equipment.
• General building maintenance including, but not limited to; interior and exterior lighting, light construction, painting, weatherproofing, etc.
• Maintain grounds to include mowing of grass, plowing of snow, leveling of soil, watering of plants, planting shrubs, etc.
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Operations.

Position Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Mental Abilities

• Demonstrate aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities
• Demonstrated positive speech skills (enunciation and clarity)
• Ability to think clearly and calculate accurately
• Ability to work with people of various personality types (flexibility)
• Possess and demonstrate sound emotional judgment
• Effective organizational skills.
• Ability to follow and successfully complete written and oral directions
• Ability to observe or monitor objects and people’s behavior to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards.
• General knowledge in electrical, plumbing, mechanical plumbing, interior and exterior lighting, boiler operation, heating plant maintenance, general building maintenance is desired, but not required. Ability and desire to learn the systems.
• Previous successful experience working independently or with minimal supervision
• Ability to operate forklift, small tractor, other light equipment
• General automotive knowledge, desired.
• Possess Alaska driver’s license
• Verifiably clean driving record, no major infractions in past 3 years
• Display aptitude and concern for good facility maintenance
• Demonstrate initiative and ability to evaluate situations requiring action

Physical Demands

• Lower body strength to kneel, stand, and walk throughout the workday.
• Ability to remain in a standing, sitting or kneeling position for extended periods of time.
• Upper body strength to correctly lift a minimum of 80 pounds and carry more than 100 feet.
• Verbal stamina to articulate clearly and with appropriate volume throughout the workday.
• Auditory discrimination sufficient to receive detailed information through normal speech at 5 feet and warning cries or alarms normal speech levels.

Environmental Demands

• Occasional exposure to weather extremes.
• Occasional exposure to loud noises.
• Some work to be accomplished in small or cramped spaces
• Variable hours depending upon facility needs

Equipment Used

• Copier
• Computer
• Telephone
• Light motorized equipment
• Hand tools
• Power tools
• Diagnostic tools
• Heavy Equipment (loader, forklift, small tractor)
• “Man Lift”
• Other maintenance related equipment acquired by the District

Education, License, Certification or Formal Training

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Valid Alaska Driver’s License.
• Pass criminal history background check.

-EMPLOYEES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL FUNCTIONS OF THIS POSITION-